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1 Department of Animal Breeding and Biotechnology, Faculty of Animal Science, Veterinary Science and Fisheries, Rampur Chitwan, Nepal

2 Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur Chitwan, Nepal

3 Animal Breeding Division, Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

\*Address all correspondence to: sarose.sapkota@gmail.com

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